As we count down 50 days until the start of the 2014 college football season, ESPN Insider Travis Haney is answering at least one big question a day until South Carolina and Texas A&M’s kickoff Aug. 28.

Today’s question: Is this the year that Stanford finally takes a step backward?

After four consecutive BCS bowl appearances and back-to-back Pac-12 titles, your first instinct is to say no -- or at least that you’ll believe it when you see it. But I checked in with a resident expert at ESPN Radio, “College GameDay” producer “Stanford” Steve Coughlin, and he thinks there will be some regression for the Cardinal in 2014.